CIAO DATE: 07/2008
April 2008
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Debate over whether to keep the Electoral College or move to a system of direct popular election of the president is a hardy perennial of the presidential election season. In this article, the eminent constitutional scholar Walter Berns reminds us of the arguments in favor of the Electoral College and dissects the proposals of those who would nullify it without having to abolish it.
Resource link: The Case for Keeping the Electoral College [PDF] - 56K